Each year when it gets to February and we are properly stuck in winter and the cold, damp English weather creeps into my bones I get cravings to go skiing. Errr, I tell a lie, it actually starts around Christmas time – see post about the gorgeous boutique hotel Bruecke 49 in Switzerland back in December.
The clean white snow and bright blue skies are my perfect antidote to beat the winter blues and my usual out-of-control schuss-ing gives me a total legal high.
Bit of a bummer I’m stuck at home with two small kids and a cowboy then, eh!? Still, as you know I like to daydream and Lukas Furlan’s photography of his ‘Trip Into The Wild’ brings back fond memories of (aprés-)skiing in the Alps on this grey February morning in London.
His photos are stunning and illustrate his trip to south Tyrol through all weather conditions, night and day. When I contacted him I was surprised to find that he’s a laid back Austrian guy in his early twenties studying Media Informatics in Vienna. Photography is one of his hobbies and right now he doesn’t have any plans to go pro and just loves to shoot for fun. He tells me about his trip:
“As usually, it was a spontaneous trip into the back country. A pal and I had some school days off and decided to go for a short photography trip. We didn’t have the best camping gear for the conditions, so we were a bit nervous about spending the night in such a remote location. The weather was unsettled – the first day cloudy and foggy, but also blue sky and bright rays of sunlight. The second day started with heavy snowfall, which was also the reason we had to return home early.”
Lukas, you’ve made my day! Go wild!
PHOTOGRAPHY | Lukas Furlan